Chief Meyers

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right
5-11, 194lb (180cm, 87kg)
Born: July 29, 1880 in Riverside, CA us
Died: July 25, 1971 (Aged 90-361d) in San Bernardino, CA
Buried: Green Acres Memorial Park, Bloomington, CA
High School: Riverside HS (Riverside, CA)
School: Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
Debut: April 15, 1909 (Age 28-260d, 3,139th in major league history)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: October 4, 1917 (Age 37-067d)
vs. BRO 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1909 season
Full Name: John Tortes Meyers
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Players Who Debuted 1909 Year

Zack Wheat
Jack Quinn
Harry Hooper
Art Fletcher
Stuffy McInnis
Russ Ford
Ray Collins
Jack Meyers 
Jim Scott 

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Notable Events and Chronology

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September 11, 1909

Christy Mathewson and catcher Chief Meyers are all that the Giants need in the opener against Brooklyn

April 17, 1911

The New York Giants pick up four stolen bases in a 3 – 1 victory against the Brooklyn Dodgers, the start of a post-1900 record 347 steals for the year

July 24, 1911

Giants establish a club mark, hitting four triples in one game

June 10, 1912

Chief Meyers is the first major league catcher to hit for cycle

July 30, 1914

It’s a bad day for the Chief as the Giants lose a tough one to the Reds, 2 – 0

February 10, 1916

Giants ask for waivers on Chief Meyers

Biography

A Cahuilla Indian from California, Meyers was the New York Giants’ star catcher when they won three straight pennants from 1911 to 1913; he batted .332, .358, and .312 in those years. Slowed by catching more than 100 games in six straight seasons (1910-15), he retired at age 37 in 1917. He was booed while managing in a semi-pro game in 1920 and, disgusted, quit baseball. Educated at Dartmouth, he was employed by the Department of the Interior as an Indian supervisor. He scoffed at his nickname, Chief, bestowed on virtually every athlete of Indian ancestry.

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